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Low-Carbon Electricity Import

Singapore aims to import around 6 GW of low-carbon electricity from the region by 2035. This will meet around one-third of our energy needs.

Last updated 20 August 2026

About Low-Carbon Electricity Imports

A key decarbonisation pathway for Singapore is to import low-carbon electricity from the region. Singapore aims to import around 6GW of low-carbon electricity from the region by 2035, which is around one-third of our energy demand then. Importing low-carbon electricity that is abundant in the region by connecting to regional power grids can promote renewable development in the region and support the ASEAN Power Grid vision.

As of August 2026, Singapore has awarded Conditional Approvals to 13 projects, to import 9.25GW of low-carbon electricity from Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Six of these projects from Indonesia have advanced to Conditional Licences. Singapore will continue to grant Conditional Approvals and progress projects as long as they are credible, competitive, and can secure requisite approvals from relevant countries. These projects, if realised, will become building blocks of the ASEAN Power Grid.

ASEAN Power Grid

The ASEAN Power Grid is a key regional initiative to help realise the region’s vision of multilateral power trading by providing opportunities to tap low-carbon energy sources in the region and contributing to economic development and energy security and stability. Cross-border electricity trading is a win-win solution for regional decarbonisation because it allows financing, expertise and other resources to flow to countries with rich renewable energy potential, which accelerates the development of renewable energy sources there. While also allowing countries which lack renewable energy to tap on such resources on a sharing basis.

In September 2024, the ASEAN Energy Ministers agreed in September 2024 to develop a framework on subsea power cables and realise the ASEAN Power Grid by 2045. This Framework will pave the way for ASEAN Member States to facilitate subsea surveys in their waters, as well as the laying, maintenance/repair and protection of subsea power cables across the region, in a manner consistent with international law and national sovereignty. Singapore has also been working with other stakeholders to co-create standards to facilitate the recognition of renewable energy certificates associated with cross-border electricity trade.

More information on our Energy Market Authority’s efforts on Regional Power Grids can be found here (opens in new tab).